Craft beer industry news.
After two years of being in business, Foolproof Brewing Company launched its second expansion this week. The brewery, which pairs high-quality, hand-crafted beers with a variety of life experiences, installed a new 60-barrel fermentation tank (approximately 1,900 gallons), increasing the company’s beer production capacity by 25 percent.
Anheuser-Busch may have to find another way to distribute its beer in certain areas of Kentucky if one lawmaker gets his way. On Friday, House Speaker Greg Stumbo (D-Prestonburg) filed a bill that would prevent larger brewers from taking over wholesale operations and distributing their products directly to retailers, reports the Courier Journal.
The Brewers Association of Maryland (BAM) has hired Kevin Atticks as its executive director, and his firm—Grow & Fortify—to manage the organization, cultivate the industry and achieve new legislative and promotional successes.
Beginning in February, the Springfield, MO based brewery will partner with Central States Beverage Company to bring distribution of its product into Lawrence, Kansas.
Barrelhouse Brewing Co. is pleased to announce Reyes Beverage Group as its distributor from Santa Barbara to San Diego with Allied Beverages, Harbor Distributing, Gate City Beverage Distributors, Unique Craft Solutions and Crest Beverage.
Lagunitas Brewing founder Tony Magee said on Tuesday his company will drop a trademark infringement lawsuit against Sierra Nevada Brewing, following backlash from what Magee called “the court of public opinion.” The announcement — which Magee made via his personal Twitter account late on Tuesday evening — comes just one day after Lagunitas asked a judge to issue a restraining order that, if issued, would have prevented Sierra Nevada from releasing its new Hop Hunter IPA.
Point Bock has returned to the Badger State for the winter of 2015. Eagerly anticipated by bock beer fans each January for decades, the malty seasonal brew is available now on draft only in select Wisconsin markets through March while supplies last. Click here for a list of accounts in the Stevens Point area.
Each year, Deschutes Brewery dedicates $1 per barrel sold to nonprofits throughout its distribution area as part of its commitment to building a healthier society. In 2014, this came to more than $285,000 going to organizations that provide services for the environment, children, families, animals, education and those supporting arts and cultural activities. In addition, the brewery donated an extra $37,000 in beer to support charitable events throughout the year.
Mims Distributing Company, a wholesale beverage distributor in North Carolina, has added DuClaw Brewing Company to its lineup of brewing partners. The Baltimore-based brewing company offers more than 35 unique handcrafted beers, including their bestselling brew, Sweet Baby Jesus, a chocolate peanut butter porter.
Work is progressing on our new $3.1 million production home (and for the awesome kick-off party to come). Once we make “the big switch” and our year-round and seasonals beers are being produced at the new brewery, we’ll refocus our Downtown Asheville brewery towards production of unique specialty beers. Well, why wait until the new brewery’s ready, right? We’re getting the ball rolling early with an entirely new series – Hop Circus.
Good People Brewing Co. has announced new packaging for its staple offerings — IPA, Pale Ale and Brown Ale — completing a rebrand of the craft brewery’s year-round “Ales from the Heart of Dixie” line that began last year with the release of their popular Coffee Oatmeal Stout.
Surf Brewery®, a small commercial craft brewery, open since 2011, with an onsite tasting room and homebrew shop, announced that they are releasing a Seasonal Lager series for 2015, called Surfer’s Point™, after the local surf break near the Ventura pier.
Vicinity Manufacturing is pleased to announce that Victory Brewing Company has selected VicinityBrew, Brewery Management Software, to enhance operations at their Downingtown Brewery.
The most frequently asked question asked by the many people who tour the new Smuttynose Brewery in Hampton doesn’t involve hop varieties or even beer. It is, “When is your new restaurant opening?” With construction in its final stages there is finally an answer. Hayseed, Smuttynose’s new farmstyle restaurant, will open in early February.
